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A minute's silence has been held in Nottingham to remember the victims of the terror attack outside Finsbury Park Mosque, in London.

Last week, a man drove into a crowd of worshippers who were leaving prayers at the mosque after breaking the Ramadan fast, killing one man and injuring nine people.

The city centre fell silent in memory of those who were killed, and trams came to a standstill as the people of Nottingham paused in reflection of the attack.

Lord Mayor Michael Edwards, addressed the crowd which had gathered in Old Market Square, and said: "We meet today following an act of terrorism in Finsbury Park, another attack on worshiper using a van as a weapon.

"We come together in our Old Market Square to express our sorrow for the loss of life and for those who were injured, to express our condolences to their friends and relatives.

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"Manchester, Westminster Bridge, London Bridge and now Finsbury Park,. Attacks that cut across faith, age, gender and nationality. Attacks designed to fracture and destabilise our communities.

"So let us resolve to challenge the tweets and social media posts that misrepresent and hate when we see them shared."

Jason Fields, 19, a student from Loughborough studying in Nottingham took part in the minute's silence, and said: "I think it's good that the city comes together for things like this, and that this attack is treated exactly the same as the other terrorist attacks.

"There's so much hateful material online, and that can only really be tackled by people working together to remove it and convince people and educate people."

Student Zoe Black, 20, said: "It's right that we pause and think about what happened, because we need to learn from it, and this gives everyone the chance to do this."